Alfred I. Johnson

Alfred I. Johnson
41st Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
January 6, 1955 – January 5, 1959
Preceded by John A. Hartle
Succeeded by Edwin J. Chilgren
Minnesota State Representative
In office
January 7, 1941 – January 5, 1959
Personal details
Born 1898
Six Mile Grove Township, Minnesota
Died February 15, 1977
Political party Nonpartisan Liberal Caucus
Residence Benson, Minnesota
Profession Grocer

Alfred I. Johnson (born 1898 in Six Mile Grove Township, Minnesota, died February 15, 1977) was a Minnesota politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Born on a farm, he became a livestock farmer himself. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1940, where he caucused Liberal Caucus with the then-nonpartisan body. When liberals gained control of the body in 1955, he became speaker, a position he would hold until he left the body in 1959.

After leaving the legislature, Johnson served on the Board of Regents for the University of Minnesota. He died in 1977.[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by
John A. Hartle
Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
1955–1959
Succeeded by
Edwin J. Chilgren